[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business — Shanghai Disneyland has been closed again because of China’s Covid restrictions, just days after reopening following a previous pandemic-related closure. The theme park will close from Tuesday, November 29 “to follow the requirement of pandemic prevention and control,” Shanghai Disney Resort said in a …
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[ad_1] Beijing CNN — China has moved quickly to suppress demonstrations that erupted across the country over the weekend, deploying police forces at key protest sites and tightening online censorship. The protests were sparked by anger over the country’s increasingly costly zero-Covid policy, but as numbers swelled at demonstrations in …
Read More »China markets tank as protests erupt over Covid lockdowns
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business — China’s major stock indices and its currency have opened sharply lower Monday, as widespread protests against the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions over the weekend roiled investor sentiment. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) Index fell as much as 4.2% in early trading. It was last …
Read More »How to protect your family against Covid-19 illness this Thanksgiving
[ad_1] CNN — With this year’s Thanksgiving the third since the onset of the pandemic, there are now many tools to help manage Covid-19 risk, including safe and widely available vaccines. But this coronavirus still presents a danger, especially to older people and those with chronic medical conditions. There are …
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[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Dolly Parton, the Grammy Award-winning singer, song writer, producer and actress. Birth date: January 19, 1946 Birth place: Locust Ridge, Sevier County, Tennessee Birth name: Dolly Rebecca Parton Father: Robert Lee Parton, farmer Mother: Avie Lee (Owens) Parton Marriage: Carl …
Read More »Cruise ship with 800 Covid-positive passengers docks in Sydney
[ad_1] CNN — A cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, after being hit by a wave of infections. The Majestic Princess cruise ship was about halfway through a 12-day voyage when an outbreak of cases was noticed, Carnival Australia president Marguerite Fitzgerald told reporters in …
Read More »Guangzhou lockdown: Chinese are criticizing zero-Covid — in language censors don’t seem to understand
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN — In many countries, cursing online about the government is so commonplace nobody bats an eye. But it’s not such an easy task on China’s heavily censored internet. That doesn’t appear to have stopped residents of Guangzhou from venting their frustration after their city – a …
Read More »RSV responsible for 1 in 50 child deaths under age 5, study estimates
[ad_1] CNN — A new study estimates that 1 in 50 deaths of otherwise healthy children under age 5 around the world is due to a common virus that’s currently surging in the US: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. And in high-income countries, 1 in 56 babies who are born …
Read More »China’s Covid outbreak widens as Guangzhou locks down second district
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou has locked down a …
Read More »China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge as public frustration mounts
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN — China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the stringent measures are costing the very lives they’re intended to protect. Unfounded rumors of an exit from the costly strategy had sent Chinese stocks soaring last week, but at …
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